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Letters Patent No. 81,269, dated August 18, 1868; antcdated August 8, 1868.

IMPRQVED SKATE.

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY GONCERN:

Be it known that I, CHARLES Gooou, of Gncinnathin the county of Hamilton, and State of Ohio, have invented new and useful Improvements in Skates; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled'in the art to make and use the same, reference .being had to' the accompanying drawings, forming part of vthis specification.

-The present invention'relates to that class of skates which are provided with a fastener, that acts upon the boot or shoe-sole inthe direction of its length, and from end to end, and it con'sists'iu a novel construction and arrangement of the toe and heel-clamps of such fasteners, whereby the skates canA be adjusted to'moro fully and Yperfectly accommodate the various lengths of boots, and thus the fastener rendered more general in its application or adaptation vto the varying sizes in the length ofthe boots.

In the accompanying plate of drawings, my improvements in skates are illustrated- Figure 1 being a plan or top view of a skate made according thereto,

Figure-2 a central longitudinal vertical section, and

Figure 3 an end view of the skate where vthe toe-clamp is located.

Similar letters of reference indicate like parts.

A, in the drawings, represents thevfoot-rest or support of a skate, and B its runner or blade, secured thereto in any proper manner.

C, the toe, and D the heel-clamp of the skate-fastener. The toe-clamp C is made of a suitable shape to embrace and surround the toe of the boot, and is arranged by the plate E on a dovetailcd way or groove, F, of the foot-rest A, so as toanovc thereon in the direction of its-length.

j G, a rod, screwedinto front end of'plate E to toe-clamp. This rod extends along the length of the foot-rest to the skate, from the toe-clamp to its heel, where, passing loosely through the portion J of thc'foot-rest, it has a thumb-screw nut, 7c, upon its outer end.

The heel-clampl) consists of two portions, I and M, the one, I, fixed to the extreme heel-end ot' the footrest A, with the other, M, screwed upon the rod G, and arranged to move ina way or slot, L, extending in the direction 'ofthe length of the foot-rest A.

From the above description, and by an inspection ofthe drawings, it is plain to be seen that if the thumb-nut be turned in the proper direction it will draw the too-,clamp and the movable part of the heel-'clamp forward, and thus secure the fastening of the skate to the boot-sole, by a hearing in the direction of its length, whereas if the `thumb-nut is turned in the opposite direction, such clamps can be released; and that, furthermore if' tho thumb-nut be screwedentirely eff of the rod G, it will allow such rod, with the clamps that it carries, to be' detached from the foot-rest A, and thus, 'by screwing the toe or heel-clamp piece either vforward or backward thereon, allow their relative position to be adjusted to suit or accommodate the length of boot on which the skateis to be worn.

I claim as new; and desire to secure by Letters Iatent- K V The sliding toe-clamp C, sliding heel-clamp M, fixed heel-clamp I, scrowrod G. and thumb-nut K, all con- \strueted as described, whereby said clamps are adapted to bear only upon the sole and heel of theboot or shoe,

without touching the uppers, as herein shown and described.

i I CHARLES GOOGH. Witnesses:

JOHN W.v CARTER,

JACOB GRAFF. 

